This article makes no sense. First, Reed Hastings would never be a co-CEO, even to Steve Jobs. Second, just this week we've hearing of Reed's disdain for hiring quantity over quality. The Netflix and Microsoft cultures probably could not be further opposite.
They do already use Silverlight, but I doubt Reed Hastings would be willing to take orders from Ballmer.<p>I think Amazon should buy Netflix. Bezos+Hastings would be a great combination of talents.
If anything, I think Netflix should buy Redbox parent Coinstar, dump the coin machines, and corner the content market, on and off-line. It certainly makes sense, and it'll reunite Reed Hastings and his co-founder Mitch Lowe under one roof again.